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Connect to Scanner via the Concentrator
You will need a multidrop concentrator and the required power supplies and cabling to
communicate with your scanner(s).
1. From the Communications drop down menu,
select Configure Multidrop to bring up the Multi-
drop Settings dialog.
2. If necessary, change the default address to match
the address of your multidropped scanner and
click
OK .
If the host serial port is not connected in ESP, you
will see the following popup message:
ESP is not currently connected to the multidrop concen-
trator. Do you wish to establish a connection now?
3. Click Yes .
You will see a Serial Communication Parameters dialog as shown.
Notice that the
Force Connection option is checked. Do not change this.
4. Select the concentrator’s host port communications
settings.
When you click
Connect, you will be connecting to
your concentrator, which can then relay commands to
the scanner whose address was set in the
Multidrop
Settings dialog.
5. Click Connect .
6. You should see the CONNECTED message in green at
the bottom of the window along with the scanner’s
Multidrop address.
7. Click Retrieve Scanner Settings to upload scanner’s
configuration. If upload fails, return to the Serial
Communication Parameters dialog and make the
corrections.
8. Follow the same procedure for connecting other scanners to your
multidrop network.
Note: For more information, see your scanner user’s manual or Microscan’s MS-5000
Multidrop Concentrator User’s Manual , 83-005000 .